On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris, Matt and Oliver the cat discuss a little more Jack Teixeira the man arrested over Pentagon files leak. Then we will look at a former FBI Special Agent arrested for his role in the January 6th attack. Then we look at an interesting spy story involving a retired Iranian government member accused of being a spy for MI6. In the last section of the show, we discuss some of the new information on the Nord Stream pipeline attack and look ahead at the Presidential elections in Turkey this weekend.



Links to articles discussed:



War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira’s Online World

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/politics/jack-teixeira-leaks-discord-messages.html



Ex-FBI agent who feds say urged Jan. 6, rioters to kill police worked terrorism task force

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ex-fbi-agent-feds-say-urged-jan-6-rioters-kill-police-worked-terrorism-rcna82775



Iranian Insider and British Spy: How a Double Life Ended on the Gallows

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/world/middleeast/british-spy-execution-iran.html



Nord Stream: Report puts Russian Navy ships near the pipeline blast site

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65461401



Yes, Erdogan’s Rule Might Actually End This Weekend

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/turkey-election-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-akp-nation-alliance/



Cold Front Podcast mentioned by Chris about the new Nord Stream information:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-6-the-explosion-sites/id1683166185?i=1000611529149





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